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Debate That Badonkadonk
Trump is losing the women vote to Hillary Clinton by double-digit margins in seven key battleground states. So what’s his next move in this area? Recruit his buddy and recently ousted Fox News chief Roger Ailes to prep him for his debates against a woman. Ailes was...
#Trumped
From the producers who brought you “The Producers,” #Trumped is a new musical starring Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Cloris Leachman and the unlikely candidate himself, Donald Trump. https://youtu.be/OemqVWi_R0k
Our children are watching
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This is not rocket science
Action Alert: Protect Social Security for Our Seniors and Future Generations
Exactly 81 years ago this month, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Social Security into law. Since then, it has functioned as one of the most successful programs in our nation’s history, giving seniors the support they depend on during retirement. Today, Social Security...
The GOP must dump Trump
The Muslim ban, the David Duke denial, the “Mexican” judge flap, the draft dodger denigrating John McCain’s military service, the son of privilege attacking an immigrant Gold Star mother and the constant revisionism and lying about past political positions taken are...
Trumpolyte Tommy Garrett is the last person we need in Congress
Making matters more urgent for Democrats is that GOP nominee Tom Garrett is about as far right wingnut as you can get. According to Project Vote Smart, Garrett received a ZERO rating from NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia in 2015; a ZERO rating from Equality Virginia; a ZERO...
Republican security experts rail against Trump in open letter
An open letter signed by 50 Republican national security experts warned that party nominee Donald Trump "would be the most reckless president" in US history. The group - which includes the former CIA director Michael Hayden - said Mr Trump "lacks the character, values...
Virginia Rights Restoration on Hold
Nearly 214,000 people have been placed back on the state’s prohibited voter list, weeks ahead of the Aug. 25 deadline set by the court. The 13,000 felons whose voter registrations have been canceled will receive letters early next week, according to the Virginia...
The truth about voter ID laws
Congress has refused to do anything to restore the law’s protections, so litigation has remained the only real recourse for advocates trying to stop these voter suppression tactics more and more state legislatures have been adopting. In Virginia, a three-judge federal...
